Li Chen raised his eyes and looked at Morteles intriguingly, staring at him for two seconds before asking.
"Just in case, I'll check with you again, Morteles."
"Are you really sure we can deal with the fifth-level civilization of trainees?"
No wonder Li Chen was so cautious.
After all, according to his previous understanding, the river system civilization, which is the pinnacle of the fourth-level civilization, can already launch a river system war.
He holds unimaginably huge energy resources in his hands, and his technological means are also very advanced.
As a fifth-level civilization that is higher than the fourth-level peak civilization.
Even if it's just a trainee puppy who has just been promoted.
Their strength is probably not something that can be touched by a four-level peak civilization, right?
Hearing Li Chen raise his concerns, Mortelles shook his head with a smile.
"You can rest assured, Mr. Li Chen."
"I've been researching the history of Earth civilization recently, and I learned a new and interesting term called 'involution'. Mr. Li Chen, do you know about involution?"
Morteles asked suddenly.
"of course I know."
Li Chen nodded.
"The current situation is a bit like involution."
Hearing this, Mortelles immediately said.
Hearing what he said, Li Chen already understood the general idea without further explanation from Mortelles.
But Mortelles continued talking on his own.
"It doesn't need to be so troublesome to be promoted to a fifth-level civilization. You probably don't understand this, Mr. Li Chen."
"Oh? I really don't understand!"
Li Chen looked at the other party in surprise, and after hearing this statement, he further confirmed his inner guess.
And Morteles nodded and continued to explain.
"In the past, many civilizations were still in a low-level state. From level 0.1 to level 0.9 is the most common situation. Everyone is poor and white."
"At that time, all civilizations that could advance to the fifth level were civilizations that developed rapidly and had their own characteristics and advantages."
"They only need to reach the corresponding level to become a fifth-level civilization. They don't need to accept any tests or collect any keys."
"But later, as the civilizations of the various galaxies in the universe developed faster and faster, and more and more civilizations grew into third-level and fourth-level civilizations, this situation began to change..."
Mortelles patiently explained a lot to Li Chen.
And after Li Chen listened to his words, he finally knew something that he didn't know before.
Just like the college students of the earth civilization in the past.
College students used to be a rare species.
Later, after universal education, everyone has the opportunity to go to college, and there are more and more college students...
The fifth-level civilizations that grew up first, and even the sixth-level civilizations, began to set various restrictions on the fourth-level civilizations that were about to advance later.
This situation has already started countless years ago, and it is not something that has just appeared recently or now.
According to Mortells.
More than 90% of the fifth-level civilizations have been promoted to the fifth-level civilization many, many years ago, and they are still apprentices to the fifth-level civilization.
They don't even have the qualifications to reach the initial stages of a fifth-level civilization.
And including the hundred or so trainee "celestial civilizations" that have been sent down to the Milky Way, they are all members of the thousands of trillions of trainee fifth-level civilizations.
So those who were automatically promoted to become trainee level 5 civilizations back then, in fact, their comprehensive strength was similar to that of the tenth stage of the peak civilization of level 4.
At most, it is just a little bit stronger.
For so many years, they have been exploited and squeezed by the fifth-level civilizations that are stronger than them after they have been promoted to the fifth-level civilization.
Not to mention not getting any resources, a considerable part of them are trainees of level 5 civilizations, and even have to use their own energy resources to maintain their status as level 5 civilizations.
Commonly known as paying protection fees.
Those trainee level 5 civilizations who couldn't pay the protection fee.
According to Mortelles, they were either absorbed by other stronger Level 5 civilizations.
Or it was directly destroyed and became the real "nutrient" of other civilizations.
There is a third option, which is to be forced to accept the arrangement.
For example, the so-called "celestial civilizations" that are now placed in the Milky Way or other galaxies.
They are equivalent to being driven out of the high-dimensional space.
It's just a title of a fifth-level civilization.
You can't enjoy everything that a real level 5 civilization should have.
There are even some unlucky trainee fifth-level civilizations, in fact, their lives are not even as good as those of the fourth-level peak civilizations.
After listening to Mortelles' explanation.
In Li Chen's mind, his previous guess was further confirmed.
Sure enough, these fifth-level civilizations arranged in the Milky Way are used to restrict other fourth-level civilizations from advancing!
They're not really here to help a tier 4 civilization in the galaxy at all...
"You tell me this, don't you count as a violation, Mortelles."
Li Chen looked at Mortelles intriguingly.
He had always thought that Mortelles was with those high-level civilizations.
Or, this guy and the Type A Celestial civilization behind him don't know the truth.
Just follow orders and think you are doing something good.
But now judging from what Morteles said just now.
It's not like he doesn't know anything.
Instead, he was very clear in his heart, seeing through all the tricks clearly.
"Mr. Li Chen, we are now a cooperative relationship. Our **** civilization is wholeheartedly responsible for helping you grow up and become a fifth-level civilization."
"That's true, and you needn't doubt it."
"However, telling you the truth of all this is actually not a breach of regulations, because it is already well known, and it is not a secret at all."
"Any new civilization that becomes a fifth-level civilization will end up with the same fate as us, and be sent back to the four-dimensional realm by those powerful civilizations."
"So, telling you this is also for Mr. Li Chen to prepare you mentally."
Morteles explained with a playful smile.
Hearing what he said, Li Chen couldn't help laughing.
This is such a sad story!
If you have worked so hard to become a level 5 civilization, you will not be able to survive in the high-dimensional field at all in the end.
Can only be forced to go back to the "countryside", so who is willing?
In fact, at this moment, Li Chen really wanted to ask the other party if he had ever thought about resisting those higher-level civilizations.
But when the words came to his lips, Li Chen swallowed them back.